The Ballad Of Sleepy John
Jackie GreeneVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
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Any day now the sky could fall
And I'm not one to complain
But this don't feel like no paradise at all
Down on the corner in the rain
Old Kentucky, he's a friend of mine
He got them Fayette County blues
Ain't no woman ever keep the man in line
And there ain't no woman he can refuse
Well I stumbled in with my guitar
And bought a drink behind the bar
Sat in with the band until oh two
Then I saaaaaaaaaaaaid:
too much whiskey make me tumble home
too much Jesus make me pray
too much love and Lord I feel so all alone
but that's all right mama, that's OK
Cause Sweet Serrita, she's behind the bar
She's got the towel in her hand
Lord release her, she's only twenty-four
And she's doing the best that she can
Well I don't know, but I been told
That freedom is an open road
But I guess it all depends on how you drive
While you're aliiiiiive
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Now people tell me I'm the Lucky One
But that don't matter much to me
Cause I ain't nothing but my father's son
And that's all I'm ever gonna be
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Readable chord sheet for The Ballad Of Sleepy John by Jackie Greene
|[F#m] |[A] |[D] |[A] | x 5 [F#m]Any day now[A] the sky[D] could fall [A] [F#m]And I'm not one [A]to complai[D]n [A] [F#m]But this don't f[A]eel like no para[D]dise at all [A] [F#m]Down on the corner [A]in the rai[D]n [A] [F#m]Old Kentucky, h[A]e's a friend[D] of mine [A] [F#m]He got them Fayette [A]County blues[D] [A] [F#m]Ain't no woman e[A]ver keep the [D]man in line [A] [F#m]And there ain't no woman he[A] can refuse [D] [A] [E]Well I stumbled in with my guitar And b[F#m]ought a drink behind the bar [E]Sat in with the band until o[F#m]h two Then I [D]saa[D]aaa[A]aaa[A]aaa[E]aid:[E] [E] [E] [F#m]too much whiskey m[A]ake me tumbl[D]e home [A] [F#m]too much Jesus m[A]ake me pray [D] [A] [F#m]too much love and L[A]ord I feel so a[D]ll alone [A] [F#m]but that's all right mama, t[A]hat's OK [D] [A] [F#m]Cause Sweet Serrita, [A]she's behi[D]nd the bar[A] [F#m]She's got the towel [A]in her hand[D] [A] [F#m]Lord release her[A], she's only [D]twenty-four[A] And she's[F#m] doing the be[A]st that she ca[D]n [A] Well [E]I don't know, but I been told That [F#m]freedom is an open road But I[E] guess it all depends on how you dr[F#m]ive While you're [D]ali[D]iii[A]iiv[A]e [E] [E] [E] [E] |[F#m] |[A] |[D] |[A] | x 4 [F#m]Now people tell me [A]I'm the Luck[D]y One [A] [F#m]But that don't matter m[A]uch to me[D] [A] [F#m]Cause I ain't nothi[A]ng but my f[D]ather's son[A] [F#m]And that's all I'm ever [A]gonna be[D] [A]